Patents by Inventor Cindy Perz

Cindy Perz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9710694
    Abstract: An improved diagnostic resolution of digital slide images is obtained by scanning a first digital slide image at diagnostic resolution that is then deconvolved into separate images with one stain per image. The single stain images are then enhanced with image adjustments and/or processed with image analysis algorithms. The resulting single image data sets from the image analysis algorithms can then be stored. Additionally, the resulting enhanced single images can be recombined into a second digital slide image at diagnostic resolution that is also enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Dirk G. Soenksen, Cindy Perz
  • Publication number: 20160092722
    Abstract: An improved diagnostic resolution of digital slide images is obtained by scanning a first digital slide image at diagnostic resolution that is then deconvolved into separate images with one stain per image. The single stain images are then enhanced with image adjustments and/or processed with image analysis algorithms. The resulting single image data sets from the image analysis algorithms can then be stored. Additionally, the resulting enhanced single images can be recombined into a second digital slide image at diagnostic resolution that is also enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: DIRK G. SOENKSEN, Cindy Perz
  • Patent number: 9098736
    Abstract: An improved diagnostic resolution of digital slide images is obtained by scanning a first digital slide image at diagnostic resolution that is then deconvolved into separate images with one stain per image. The single stain images are then enhanced with image adjustments and/or processed with image analysis algorithms. The resulting single image data sets from the image analysis algorithms can then be stored. Additionally, the resulting enhanced single images can be recombined into a second digital slide image at diagnostic resolution that is also enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Dirk G. Soenksen, Cindy Perz
  • Patent number: 9025839
    Abstract: Methods, media, and systems for assessing the quality of a digital image. In an embodiment, both a micro-analysis and macro-analysis are performed. The micro-analysis comprises dividing the digital image into a plurality of blocks, for two or more of the plurality of blocks, determining a score based on a spatial frequency of the block, and generating a score map for the digital image based on the score for each of the two or more blocks. The macro-analysis comprises detecting artifacts in the digital image, computing a degradation score based on detected artifacts, and computing a whole-slide-quality score based on the score map and the degradation score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Ole Eichhorn, Cindy Perz
  • Publication number: 20140294266
    Abstract: Methods, media, and systems for assessing the quality of a digital image. In an embodiment, both a micro-analysis and macro-analysis are performed. The micro-analysis comprises dividing the digital image into a plurality of blocks, for two or more of the plurality of blocks, determining a score based on a spatial frequency of the block, and generating a score map for the digital image based on the score for each of the two or more blocks. The macro-analysis comprises detecting artifacts in the digital image, computing a degradation score based on detected artifacts, and computing a whole-slide-quality score based on the score map and the degradation score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Ole Eichhorn, Cindy Perz
  • Patent number: 8774477
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing the quality of a digital slide image. In an embodiment, the digital slide image is divided into a plurality of image regions. For each of a subset of the plurality of image regions, a quality of the image region is determined based on a determined spatial frequency of the image region. In addition, a visual depiction of the digital slide image may be generated that, for each of the subset of the plurality of image regions, indicates the determined quality of that image region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Ole Eichhorn, Cindy Perz
  • Publication number: 20140044327
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing the quality of a digital slide image. In an embodiment, the digital slide image is divided into a plurality of image regions. For each of a subset of the plurality of image regions, a quality of the image region is determined based on a determined spatial frequency of the image region. In addition, a visual depiction of the digital slide image may be generated that, for each of the subset of the plurality of image regions, indicates the determined quality of that image region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Ole Eichhorn, Cindy Perz
  • Patent number: 8565503
    Abstract: A system that determines the quality of a digital microscope slide by analyzing digital slide images based on complexity and spatial frequencies. An example embodiment detailed in the application may provide visual feedback on the whole slide quality by overlaying the image with a color coded “heat map” of local area quality. A user provided with the overlap image may obtain both an absolute quality measurement for the whole image and quickly identity the quality variability within the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Ole Eichhorn, Cindy Perz
  • Publication number: 20120275671
    Abstract: A system that determines the quality of a digital microscope slide by analyzing digital slide images based on complexity and spatial frequencies. An example embodiment detailed in the application may provide visual feedback on the whole slide quality by overlaying the image with a color coded “heat map” of local area quality. A user provided with the overlap image may obtain both an absolute quality measurement for the whole image and quickly identity the quality variability within the slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: APERIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ole Eichhorn, Cindy Perz
  • Publication number: 20090087051
    Abstract: An improved diagnostic resolution of digital slide images is obtained by scanning a first digital slide image at diagnostic resolution that is then deconvolved into separate images with one stain per image. The single stain images are then enhanced with image adjustments and/or processed with image analysis algorithms. The resulting single image data sets from the image analysis algorithms can then be stored. Additionally, the resulting enhanced single images can be recombined into a second digital slide image at diagnostic resolution that is also enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: APERIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Dirk G. Soenksen, Cindy Perz